Your uvula is the fleshy tissue that hangs in the back of your throat. It's attached to the roof of your mouth (soft palate). You can see it if you look in the mirror and open your mouth wide.

He would not speak but was not drooling. Radiographs were not attempted. The emergency physicians suspected epiglottitis, and the child was transferred to the operating room with anesthesia staff ...

By clicking on this link, we may receive a commission. Learn more. The epiglottis is a flap of tissue that sits behind the tongue at the back of the throat. Epiglottitis is a serious medical ...